Zaev appoints street thug as investment advisor

Zaev has appointed Harun Hadzibulik as his investment advisor. His
qualifications are many: history of arrests, considered one of the top
narcotics dealers in the capital, tied to a murder in downtown Skopje,
often pictured with a gun in company of other criminals. It’s the
typical profile of an investment guru that will attract Fortune 500
companies to invest in the country.
Here is Hadzbibulik with handcuffs and a bag over his head, practicing for his next gig as an investment advisor.

New US strategy targets global organised crime
26/07/2011Transnational organised crime threatens international security and the global economy, the US administration said.
(The White House, AP, AFP, DPA, CNN, VOA, RFE/RL, Forbes, The New
York Times, Washington Post, American Forces Press Service – 25/07/11)
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„This strategy is organised around a single, unifying principle: to
build, balance and integrate the tools of American power to combat
transnational organised crime,“ US President Barack Obama announced on
Monday (July 25th). [Reuters]
The new plan introduced on Monday (July 25th) to fight transnational
organised crime envisions a series of measures allowing authorities to
deal more effectively with major crime networks that pose a threat to US
security and the economy.
„Transnational organised crime (TOC) poses a significant and growing
threat to national and international security, with dire implications
for public safety, public health, democratic institutions, and economic
stability across the globe,“ according to the document.
Criminal organisations are expanding and are becoming increasingly
sophisticated, US officials said. They know no borders and engage in a
broad range of illicit, revenue-generating activities.
The strategy sets out 56 priority actions aimed at reducing the
economic power of major transnational gangs and protecting the financial
system from them. Noting that TOC is a global problem that manifests
itself in various parts of the world in different ways, it lists seven
regional priorities, including the Balkans, and calls for close
co-operation with other countries.
„A traditional conduit for smuggling between east and west, the
Balkans has become an ideal environment for the cultivation and
expansion of TOC,“ the document released on Monday said. „Weak
institutions in Albania, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have enabled
Balkan-based TOC groups to seize control of key drug and human
trafficking routes and Western European markets.“
Aside from being a source of synthetic drugs, the region now serves
as an entry point for Latin American cocaine and a transit area for
heroin chemical precursors for use in the Caucasus and Afghanistan.
„Insufficient border controls and the ease of acquiring passports
enable the transit of criminals and terrorist figures to Western
Europe,“ the document also noted. „Co-operation between the United
States and the European Union, as well as bilateral co-operation with
the countries in the region ? will be key to eliminating the environment
supporting TOC.“
„Transnational criminal networks are striking alliances with corrupt
elements of national governments — including intelligence and security
personnel — and they use the power and influence of those elements to
further their criminal activities,“ John Brennan, US President Barack
Obama’s special adviser on counterterrorism and homeland security, said
on Monda
…………………Setimes.com

Radical Islamic charities and jihad in the Balkans. By Lee Jay Walker, THE MODERN TOKYO TIMES
The role of Islamic charities is a serious issue because many are
based on spreading radical Islam via indoctrination or by supporting
terrorism or political goals which should be way outside their remit.
Indeed, the war in Bosnia resembled the same patterns which flowed in
Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Philippines, and other nations, whereby
Islamic terrorism or radical ideology or a fusion of both were
transported via Islamic charities.
It is vital that these channels are fully closed in Albania, Bosnia,
Kosovo (Serbia), Macedonia, and other areas in the Balkans. If not, then
this region will further fragment and religious polarization and
communal tensions will increase and radical Islam will continue to
enhance its foothold in this part of Europe.
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The CIA also states that prominent Islamic charities were involved in
terrorism because the report which was given to the State Department
(1/1996) states that ???of more than 50 Islamic nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) in existence, ?available information indicates that
approximately one-third? support terrorist groups or employ individuals
who are suspected of having terrorist connections.? The report notes
that most of the offices of NGOs active in Bosnia are located in Zagreb,
Sarajevo, Zenica, and Tuzla. There are coordination councils there
organizing the work of the charity fronts.?
?The report notes that some charities may be ?backed by powerful
interest groups,? including governments. ?We continue to have evidence
that even high ranking members of the collecting or monitoring agencies
in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Pakistan ? such as the Saudi High
Commission ? are involved in illicit activities, including support for
terrorists.? The Wall Street Journal will later comment, ?Disclosure of
the report may raise new questions about whether enough was done to cut
off support for terrorism before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001? and
about possible involvement in terrorism by Saudi Arabian officials.?
(Central Intelligence Agency, 1/1996; Wall Street Journal, 5/9/2003)
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